Macky Sall
FILE - Lamine Diack arrives at the Paris courthouse, on Jan. 13, 2020. Lamine Diack, the controversial former president of the International Athletics Federation, has died, his family said Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. He was 88. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
Lamine Diack, ex IAAF chief convicted of corruption, dies

By Babacar Dione And Graham Dunbar Dec. 03, 2021 05:19 AM EST

Senegal's President Macky Sall, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez prior to a meeting at the presidential palace in Dakar, Senegal, Friday, April 9, 2021. Sanchez is on a mini-tour to Angola and Senegal that are key in the European country's new push to bolster ties with the neighboring continent and mitigate the migration flows that many fear could increase as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Senegal, Spain leaders seek to encourage legal migration

By Babacar Dione Apr. 09, 2021 02:00 PM EDT

Spain's Sánchez tries to contain migration with Africa visit

By Aritz Parra And Barry Hatton Apr. 08, 2021 05:10 AM EDT
MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is on a mini-tour to two African nations that are key in the European country's new push to bolster ties...

FILE - In this March 5, 2021 file photo, demonstrators throw rocks at riot policemen during protests against the arrest of opposition leader and former presidential candidate Ousmane Sonko in Dakar, Senegal. Deadly protests have erupted over the past week in the West African nation of Senegal, long considered a bastion of democracy and a regional leader on diplomacy issues. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, file)
EXPLAINER: Why Senegal protesters are clashing with police

By Krista Larson Mar. 09, 2021 08:51 AM EST

A demonstrator holds a Senegalese flag as he kneels in front of a burning car during protests against the arrest of opposition leader and former presidential candidate Ousmane Sonko, Senegal, Monday, March 8, 2021. Senegalese authorities have freed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko while he awaits trial on charges of rape and making death threats. The case already has sparked deadly protests threatening to erode Senegal's reputation as one of West Africa’s most stable democracies. That's because Sonko's supporters are accusing President Macky Sall of pursuing the criminal charges to derail the opposition figure's prospects in the upcoming 2024 election. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Senegal opposition leader released as new clashes erupt

By Babacar Dione And Krista Larson Mar. 08, 2021 05:37 AM EST

A demonstrators runs amid tear gas smoke during protests against the arrest of opposition leader and former presidential candidate Ousmane Sonko in Dakar, Senegal, Friday, March 5, 2021. Days of violent protests in Senegal have killed at least one person, local reports say, as young people take to the streets nationwide in support of the main opposition leader who was detained Wednesday. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Protests backing opposition leader escalate in Senegal

By Carley Petesch And Babacar Dione Mar. 05, 2021 05:27 PM EST

Senegal to get 200,000 doses of China's Sinopharm vaccine

By Babacar Dione Feb. 17, 2021 11:48 AM EST
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal is to receive 200,000 doses of the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine Sinopharm Wednesday. President Macky Sall will...

IOC postpones Dakar Youth Olympics by 4 years to 2026

Jul. 15, 2020 11:18 AM EDT
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Olympic Committee has postponed the 2022 Dakar Youth Olympics for four years due to the coronavirus pandemic. ...

Activists of Communist Party of India Marxist display placards on face shields and shout slogans during a protest asking the state government to increase testing and free treatment for all COVID-19 patients in Hyderabad, India, Monday, June 29, 2020. Governments are stepping up testing and warily considering their next moves as the number of newly confirmed coronavirus cases surges in many countries. India reported more than 20,000 new infections on Monday. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
The Latest: SKorea sees COVID-19 cases spread beyond capital

By The Associated Press Jun. 29, 2020 01:06 AM EDT

Residents sit on a soccer field as they wait to receive kits equipped with cleaning products and protective face masks for children, provided by a non-governmental organization as a measure to help control the spread of the new coronavirus, in the Paraisopolis slum of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, June 24, 2020. With over 100,000 residents, Paraisopolis is one of the areas of Sao Paulo that is most affected by COVID-19. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
The Latest: Hawaii to let some visitors avoid quarantine

By The Associated Press Jun. 24, 2020 01:00 AM EDT

In this photo taken Friday, May 15, 2020, a follower of the Senegalese Mouride brotherhood, an order of Sufi Islam, films with his smartphone as he and others practice social distancing as they attend Muslim Friday prayers at West Africa's largest mosque the Massalikul Jinaan, in Dakar, Senegal. A growing number of mosques are reopening across West Africa even as confirmed coronavirus cases soar, as governments find it increasingly difficult to keep them closed during the holy month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)
As mosques reopen in West Africa, COVID-19 fears grow

By Krista Larson May. 17, 2020 04:55 AM EDT